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Government

Jun. 15, 2010

In Revival Of Corruption Unit, a Restored Focus on Fraud

U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte, Jr's announcement Friday that he will recreate a unit to prosecute corruption charges is a sign that he could be shifting more of the office's trial lawyers to complex fraud cases - at least where public officials are involved.

By Evan George

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte, Jr.'s announcement Friday that he will resurrect a unit to prosecute corruption is a sign that he could be shifting more of the office's trial lawyers to complex fraud cases at least where public officials are involved and away from the multi-defendant gang prosecutions the office has focused on in recent years.

However, how much the n...

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